What is the meaning of Revelation 1:15? His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace John’s first glimpse of Christ’s lower garments draws attention to strength, purity, and judgment. • Bronze in Scripture is the metal of the altar (Exodus 27:1-6), where sin was judged by fire. The Son of Man stands upon that same picture—His footing is anchored in righteous judgment. • The metal is “polished” and “refined,” meaning every impurity has been driven out. Nothing in Him is tarnished (Hebrews 7:26). • Daniel saw a similar figure: “His arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze” (Daniel 10:6), linking the glorified Christ with the heavenly messenger who terrified Daniel. • Ezekiel’s cherubim had “soles… like the gleam of polished bronze” (Ezekiel 1:7), underscoring a heavenly, other-worldly brilliance. • When Christ addresses Thyatira He repeats the image: “whose feet are like polished bronze” (Revelation 2:18), stressing His authority to search hearts and repay works. Takeaway: those feet move through the churches and the nations alike, unsoiled, unstoppable, and fully prepared to crush wickedness (Psalm 110:1). His voice was like the roar of many waters Having shown His feet, John next hears His voice—a thunderous, cascading power. • Ezekiel felt the same overwhelming sound: “His voice was like the roar of many waters” (Ezekiel 43:2). The prophet connected that roar with the glory of God filling the new temple. • The psalmist declares, “The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders” (Psalm 29:3). The image marries majesty with irresistible authority. • Later John says, “I heard a voice from heaven like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder” (Revelation 14:2), affirming the consistent heavenly resonance. • Waters can neither be silenced nor ignored; their roar drowns competing noise. So the risen Christ’s word drowns every other voice—Rome’s decrees, demonic accusations, even self-doubt (John 5:28-29). • The phrase also conveys comfort: a waterfall’s steady rush soothes those who stand secure in Christ while terrifying those who oppose Him. summary Revelation 1:15 presents a Savior whose polished-bronze feet announce pure, fiery judgment and immovable stability, while His waterfall-roar voice proclaims sovereign power that no creature can mute. Seeing and hearing Him this way assures believers that the Lord walking among His churches is both perfectly holy and infinitely mighty, able to uphold His people and put every enemy under His feet. |
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